Flocknote is an online communications system that has the capability to send you St. John Vianney Parish email notices, weekly bulletins, occasional newsletters, text messages, and social media updates.

You'll also be able to respond to the communications directly from the emails or text messages you receive, adding your comments to the conversation…simply click on “Reply”.

Flocknote lets you choose what information you would like to receive – via email and/or text – from our various ministries and groups. You don’t need to download an App. All of your data is transmitted across an encrypted internet connection, and all of your personal information is stored in secure databases.

When you sign up to Flocknote, once in a while you will receive emails or text messages about Parish events, Chirstmas Mass schedules, reminders about the next monthly Society of St. Vincent de Paul food collection, etc. During the signup process, you can also choose to receive the weekly St. John Vianney Bulletin, or notices from Parish groups..

1). Sign up below:

First NameLast NameEmail AddressPhone

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2). Sign up using your cell phone.

Open up your text message App. In the recipient box, type in 514-900-0130.

Then in the message box, type in our keyword... sjvwindsor . Click on send.

Flocknote will text message back asking you to REPLY with your email address or click the link that is included in the reply text to fill out their info online, on the spot, right from your smart phone.

You will need to be connected to the internet for the next steps.

If you text back with your email address, or submit it online, Flocknote will send you a verification email with a link to verify your email address.

Once you click the link, Flocknote then invites you to quickly subscribe to any/all of our communication groups such as the St. John Vianney Bulletin or Parish groups.

You have the option of creating a password to access additional features of your account, but you don't need to.

You can access your account without a password by going to any previous email from the Parish and clicking on the "my info" section at the bottom right.

If you wish to access more advanced features, you can create a password. Click on the "Create a Password" box to set up a password for your account. Or you can just close the browser window.

To unsubscribe from a group, reply to a previous text message from that group by typing in STOP and clicking SEND.

If I make a comment on a post, who will see it? If you reply directly to the note via your email program, that will also be posted as a private comment, visible only to the author of the Note, and to the group and parish administrators.If you click on the “Reply” button in a Flocknote message and type a comment, the comment will be visible to everyone in your group who looks at the comments, unless you check the box to “Private.” In that case, only the note sender, group admins, and parish administrators can see your response.

You don’t need to login or have a password to make changes to your account. Once you sign up and choose your communication groups you are all set. If you want to change your contact information or join a new communications group, then you will need to go to the Flocknote dashboard. First, find a Flocknote message from the Parish in your email and click on "my info" on the bottom of the note.

That will take you to your Flocknote dashboard. As a Regular Member, these are the buttons you’ll see:

How do I subscribe to additional groups? Navigate to your dashboard as described above. On the left side you will see a list of the lists you’re currently subscribed to. Scroll to the bottom and click the “Show All Groups” button. Click on the groups that you want to subscribe to. If you see a group with a lock next to it, that’s a “closed” group. You can request to join, and will be approved by an admin if it’s the right group for you.

Can I get all my Flocknotes by email? (If you don’t have a phone number listed, all notes will only come to you as email.) First, find a Flocknote message from the Parish in your email and click on "my info" on the bottom of the note. That will take you to your Flocknote dashboard. In the menu on the left side of the screen, select the purple “Notifications” bell. This screen lists all the groups to which you belong. Next to each group are 4 icons. ● An email button ● A mobile phone button ● A quotation bubble ● And an “x” (use this option to remove yourself from this group

If you want to receive emails from a group, make sure the email button is selected. It will be a darker blue. Deselect the cell phone icon for that group if you don't want to receive text messages from that group. When a text message is sent to the group, it will come to you as an email.

Can I get all my Flocknote messages by text message? Only choose this option if you have a smartphone. When you select the purple button to change your notifications, the screen with all the groups that you belong to will appear. Deselect the email icon so that it is no longer a darker blue. Keep the mobile phone button selected as a darker blue. Now, any message sent, even an email, will come to you as text message. When that occurs, you will receive a link to the message which you can view on your smartphone.

How can I see all the comments that are added to a post? If you really want to be connected to your group, then you can have all the comments sent to your email automatically. This is helpful if you are a group leader, or want to be kept up to speed on the overall conversation of the group. Follow the instructions above to go to the Notifications screen. The third icon, shaped like a quotation bubble, turns on the Comments setting. If it is dark blue, this means that every comment made to a post will be emailed to you. That way you’ll be kept up to speed on all the correspondence.

How do I unsubscribe to one or all of my communication groups? The easiest way is to click “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of any note you have received from that group. Or you can navigate to your dashboard as described above. On the left side you will see a list of the lists you’re currently subscribed to. Click on the purple Notifications bell, and hit the X next to the group you want to leave.